The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-01
Base Ball Notes.

Home Run Denny"
Kelly expects the Boston team to win seventy five
games at least this
The Philadelphia and Athletic clubs viii probably
play fall series of eleven games
Shonberg showed up most excellenty, bot'l
fielder, batter and baserunner, in yesterdays game.
Jake Fogarty broke his leg while attempting to
slide to the home-pate in game played IN Scranton,
Pa.
Among the distinguished guests at the Brooklyn
Metropolitan game was Prof. Goodwin Smith, of Cor
NELL who saw his first game of ball
Al Spauding is said to be the first professional to
get big salary, He was called the -four thousand
dollar pitcher from getting that for seasons
work.
The White Stockings of Chicago who have won
League remnants than all the other League clubs
combined, will be here tomorrow, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Won der Abe thinks it will be necessary have two
pitchers in the field this year. the batting will be
lively and strong that will often be required to
lieve the man in the box.
John H. Martin, the Kankakee passenger agent.
has issued for free distribution TO his friends
venienty arranged schedule for keeping record of
the championship contest.
Indianapolis has lost three games and
but don't dismiss the fact from your memory that
have club: and good one, too. 1t will bother all
of them before the season closes.
Seery made a very remarkable onehand catch of
high and difficult fly off of Twtches bat in yester
Geachy also dstngnsbed himself by one scarce less
the circus order.
Failure of the Harvard freshman nine to defeat the
Yale freshmen this year will be scarcely creditabe.
The Yales have but ten candidates and pitcher,
and sadly lack material. A iveinning game with the
consolidated nine resulted to 8.
Manager Ferguson of the Phillies, will have to
scare up another pitcher if he wants to win game
from the Athletic club. Shaffer was, in recent
game hit for total of twenty-five bases and Cush-
was hit for a total of thirty bases.
Manager Barnie, of the Baltimores, a member of
and send it to the other members of the committee
for approval putting base on balls in the summary,
and keeping it out of the base-hit column.
An agreement has been reached between Presi-
dent Hewitt of the Washington National League
club. and the officers of the American League, by
which the latter will have the exclusive of Capitol
Park, during the absence of the Nationals this
An abrupt termination made to game played
in Steubenvile. between the home team and the Key
stones Pittsburgs colored club The Keystones left
the grounds in the seventh inning, claiming they had
to catch train. Steubenvile claimed the game by 8
to in consequence
There is class of baseball spectators spring
some Of them don't know about the game Would fiji
several guides. On Tuesday when the Mobiles start
their batting clothes that day. WIZ replied one
of the new enthusiasts, Il thought they had on the
same clothes as yesterday"
BY his home run in yesterdays game jerry Denny
wins enough clothing and head-gear to fit him out
afrst-class dude. The Model Clothing Company Of
fered prize of fine spring overcoat to the player
making the best general average fielding and batting
in the Detroit series, and Denny takes it. He also
wins box of cigars from the directors hat
from Frank Ryan. and another from John Dalton. 1t
pays to make EN-.
Healey has yet got down to his work. He is
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fore the if they let him go because of
his work to date. Last year it well into the
before he his FORM after which he pitched
most effectively. But until he is form it will be
just well to keep him out of the points. 1t is a
difficult matter for pitchers to start off in the
best of condition. and it should be forgotten that
while yesterdays the second full game he has
pitched this year, the Detroits have been playing
steadily since March L. So, too. have the Chicagos
President Weber. of the Waterbury Club, ia one of
the few managers who appreciates what the baseball
interests owe to the press. He recently said
to reporter: 1--WE consider that we
not do too much for the newspapers. Why my dear
sir If 1T wasntfor the newspapers base ball wouldn't
be worth % cents week here anywhere. 1t
in New Haven. Oh, yes. there would always be in
terest in the game but it wouldn't be very universal
if the papers stopped talking about it. OF it
is part of their business gatherers the
time it is tremendous benefit the sport. and be-
heve in recognizing It. "
This is the way the correspondent of the Detroit
Tribune talked about the INDIANAPOLIS ball ground
and people at the opening of the League seasons
The park would be disgrace to country town.
covered with erratic coating of grass and por-
ton of the outfied enjoys the great blessing
The field formerly bicycle racing ground. and
circle of clay about thirty feet wide environs the
diamond and part Of the out-feld The rains of
Wednesday night and yesterday made the old clay
track very heavy. To the defect Manager
Burnham had placed sawdust along that portion of
of wind hurled shower of dust into the grand stand
The stands very shabbily constructed An In
dianapos audience is funny commodity. It is par
tisan in the extreme. and the magnificent work of
Hanon and Dunlap in to-day game all passed by
without comment